Moammar Kadafi

Moammar Kadafi

Erratic and mercurial, Moammar Kadafi fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox, deadly diplomacy and cut an at times cartoonish figure in robes and sunglasses, surrounded by female guards. He ruled Libya with an iron fist for 42 years, but the "Arab Spring" uprising against tyrants in the Middle East ignited an internal rebellion against Kadafi and led to the end of his reign. In October 2011, the deposed Libyan dictator was captured and killed in the fall of his hometown of Surt. Obituary | Full coverage of Kadafi's death | Photos: Kadafi through the years

Erratic and mercurial, Moammar Kadafi fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox, deadly diplomacy and cut an at times cartoonish figure in robes and sunglasses, surrounded by female guards. He ruled Libya with an iron fist for 42 years, but the "Arab Spring" uprising against tyrants in the Middle East ignited an internal rebellion against Kadafi and led to the end of his reign. In October 2011, the deposed Libyan dictator was captured and killed in the fall of his hometown of Surt. Obituary | Full coverage of Kadafi's death | Photos: Kadafi through the years

Erratic and mercurial, Moammar Kadafi fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox, deadly diplomacy and cut an at times cartoonish figure in robes and sunglasses, surrounded by female guards. He ruled Libya with an iron fist for 42 years, but the "Arab Spring" uprising against tyrants in the Middle East ignited an internal rebellion against Kadafi and led to the end of his reign. In October 2011, the deposed Libyan dictator was captured and killed in the fall of his hometown of Surt. Obituary | Full coverage of Kadafi's death | Photos: Kadafi through the years